EL SALVADOR | El Manzano | SL-34 | Washed

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  30

Finca El Manzano was founded in 1872 and has been in the López Díaz family for seven generations. Emilio López Díaz expanded El Manzano in 2005 with the construction of a processing mill, allowing him to control every step of production, and also began to plant exotic varieties not traditionally found in El Salvador, including SL34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup. and GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction.. Because of these improvements, Emilio's Geisha was able to win both 1st and 2nd place in the 2018 Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. competition, something that had never been done before! SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. and SL34 are more commonly grown in Kenya and are famous for their bright acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. and grapefruit and blackcurrant flavor notesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.. When Emilio decided to plant Kenyan varieties at El Manzano, he chose SL34 because it performs better at lower elevations and in the humid climate of El Salvador. This coffee is packed full of wild fruit notes and juicy acidity.